Toy



Dec 2, 1924.

W. C. MESS EMER Filed Nov. '26, 1923 TOY Z 6 fl z a $15 I! P5 'INVENTOR;

LLIHLTER n. EI'IESSEITIEH Patented Dec. 2, 192.4.

NETED STATES PATENT QFHCE.

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Application filed November 26, 1923. Seriafl No. 677,055.

T 0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER C. Mnssn- MER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco andState of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Toys,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in toys and has particularreference to a toy wherein a certain amount of skill is required inorder to accomplish the purpose of the toy.

The principal object of this invention is to produce a toy wherein aprojectile is caused to move against the tension of rubber springs so asto contact an upright member, causing the same to tip.

Another object is to devise a toy wherein the projectile may be movedabout a given path thereby necessitating an accurate aim by theoperator.

Another object is to produce a toy which is cheap to manufacture and onewhich may be confined in a minimum space when not in use.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of thefollowing description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, andin which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughoutthe same,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of my toy, and

Figure 2 is a side elevation of Figure 1.

Applicant is aware of the fact that many devices have been created forthe purpose of entertainment wherein a plurality of figures were knockedfrom a vertical position to a horizontal position, but in most of thesedevices the projectile was free and, consequently, considerable effortwas exerted in retrieving the projectile, while in my device I havesecured the projectile in such a manner that it is always secured to thetoy, but at the same time I have provided means whereby the projectilemay be moved throughout a predetermined path thereby allowing anaccurate aiming at the object to be hit.

In the accompanying drawings wherein for the purpose of illustration isshown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 designatesthe support and the numeral 6 a similar support spaced from the support5 and mounted parallel thereto.

At 7 and 8, I have shown dowel pins having their ends secured to thesupport 5 and being slidably engaged by the support 6. Upon the support5, I place a plate 9 which may be moved to the right. or left of thedrawing, thro-ughthe provision of slots 11 and 12 and screws 13 and 14extending therethrough. This plate is provided with up-t-urned tonguesas shown at 16, 17 and 18, which tongues serve to support target members19, 21 and 22, respectively. These target members are each provided witha lug as shown at 23, 24 and 26, respectively, which lugs are pivotallysecured to the tongues as by bolts or rivets.

Mounted in the support 6 are uprights 27 and 28, which uprights areslotted so as to receive a portion of a rubber band. These bands aredesignated by the numbers 29 and 31. A cord 32 is connected between therubber bands 29 and 31 and has slidably positioned thereon a ball 33.

The operation of my device is as follows The device as a whole is setupon the floor or table and the targets 19, 21 and 22 are placed in thefull line position of Figure 2, the ball 33 is then moved along the cord32 until it is in, what the player thinks is, the correct position forstriking the target. The ball is then pulled to the dotted line positionof Figure 1, with the result that the rubber bands 29 and 31 arestretched thus placing a tension upon the same. When the player releasesthe ball it travels in the direction of the dotted arrow to its positionof rest, thence as indicated by the solid arrow and finally strikes thetarget 21. If the player moves the ball to a position in front of thetargets 19 or 22, the operation will be the same.

Considerable skill is required owing to the uneven stretching of thebands 29 and 31, with the result that a very interesting game, requiringconsiderable skill, may be enjoyed by the player.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herewith shown anddescribed, is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and thatvarious changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may be re-'sorted to without departing from the spirit" of the invention. or thescope of the sub joined claim.-

Having thus described 111v invention, I claim In atoy, parallel spacedsupports, adjusting pins extending between said supports, a platemounted on one of said supports and laterally movable relative thereto,a plurality of targets pivoted to said plate, uprights secured to theother of said supports resilient members secured to said uprights, aflexible member extending between said resilient members, and aprojectile slidable on said flexible member, for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I aifizi my signature.

WALTER C. EVIESSEMEIK.

